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On this week: Australia's five-day celebration of regional LGBTI pride

ChillOut festival transforms Hepburn Shire’s Daylesford into regional Victoria’s LGBTI mecca for a five-day 21st birthday party running from Thursday March 8 until Monday March 12.

Celebrating a milestone birthday of out and proud, the popular annual festival is hosting over 50 events for the queer community and its extended family, friends and supporters.

The festival kicks off on Thursday March 8 with ‘Tickle Me Pink: The Legends’ – a night of food, entertainment and tunes hosted by drag legends Miss Candee, Rita La Coqueta and Sue Ridge. Followed by a ‘Lavish Lunch’ at Hepburn Springs, an ‘Out and Proud’ disco, pool party, and bush dances.